TRUTH REVEALED | Why do DOCTORS leave the MIDDLE EAST?
Summary
TLDRThis video explores why doctors are leaving the Middle East despite attractive salaries and tax-free incentives. Doctors cite reasons like professional stagnation, lack of career growth, and poor work-life balance. Social factors include high cost of living, no long-term citizenship options, and limited educational opportunities for children. The video also discusses the types of doctors migrating to the Middle East and the specialties they're leaving, emphasizing the need for long-term solutions like moving to Western countries for better prospects.
Takeaways
- 🌍 Doctors from various countries are attracted to the Middle East for tax-free salaries, proximity to home, and a good social life.
- 💼 High demand for medical professionals in the Middle East, especially in countries like the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
- 🏥 The majority of doctors registered for emergency medicine and other specialist services are from Middle Eastern countries.
- 📈 The trend of doctors moving from the Middle East to countries like Australia is increasing, with many seeking better career prospects and quality of life.
- 👨⚕️ Three main types of doctors migrate to the Middle East: General Practitioners (GPs), Specialists, and Consultants from Western countries.
- 💼 The salaries in the Middle East can range from $120,000 to $300,000 USD per year, depending on the country, specialty, and experience.
- 📉 Reasons for leaving the Middle East include professional stagnation, lack of career growth, and job insecurity.
- 🏢 Some doctors feel overworked and undervalued, leading to a desire for better work-life balance and professional recognition.
- 🌐 The lack of long-term citizenship options and visa issues for older children are significant concerns for doctors considering the future.
- 📚 Limited educational opportunities for children and the high cost of living are also factors driving doctors to seek opportunities elsewhere.
- 🌱 Doctors from non-Arab backgrounds may feel like second-class citizens, facing discrimination and inequality in the workplace.
Q & A
Why are doctors considering leaving the Middle Eastern countries?
-Doctors are considering leaving the Middle Eastern countries due to various professional and social reasons such as lack of career growth, resentment from busy work environments, job insecurity, lack of proper training structures, rising inflation, poor work-life balance, limited long-term citizenship options, concerns over children's education, and issues with equality.
What are the three types of doctors migrating to the Middle East?
-The three types of doctors migrating to the Middle East are General Practitioners (GPs), Specialists, and Consultants. GPs include Family Medicine doctors or Junior doctors with some experience in their home countries. Specialists are doctors from countries like Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Pakistan, India who have completed postgraduate training. Consultants are usually from Western countries and have completed their specialist training and exams in their home countries or predominantly in Middle Eastern countries.
What are the common reasons for doctors to leave their home countries to work in the Middle East?
-Doctors commonly leave their home countries for work in the Middle East due to better salaries, tax-free incentives, better lifestyle, and sometimes for career progression linked to exams and experience.
What are the top reasons for doctors leaving their positions in Middle Eastern hospitals?
-The top reasons for doctors leaving their positions in Middle Eastern hospitals include professional reasons such as deskilling, lack of career growth, resentment from busy work environments, job insecurity, and lack of proper training structures. Social reasons include rising inflation, poor work-life balance, no long-term citizenship options, children's education concerns, and issues with equality.
What are the typical salaries for doctors in various Middle Eastern countries?
-The typical annual salaries for doctors in Middle Eastern countries vary but are generally reported as follows: United Arab Emirates $150,000 to $300,000, Saudi Arabia $120,000 to $250,000, Qatar $140,000 to $280,000, Kuwait $130,000 to $260,000, and Oman $110,000 to $230,000. These figures can include benefits such as housing allowances, health insurance, educational allowances for children, and sometimes even tickets back and forth from the primary country of origin.
What are the professional reasons that doctors cite for leaving the Middle East?
-Professional reasons cited by doctors for leaving the Middle East include deskilling due to low volume of cases, lack of career growth, resentment from busy work environments, job insecurity, and lack of proper training structures leading to certification of completion of specialist training and specialization.
What are the social reasons that doctors cite for leaving the Middle East?
-Social reasons cited by doctors for leaving the Middle East include rising inflation leading to high cost of living, poor work-life balance, long working hours, no long-term citizenship options, children's education concerns, visa issues for older children, and issues with equality.
What are the common Specialties that doctors are leaving from in the Middle East?
-The common Specialties that doctors are leaving from in the Middle East include General Medicine, Radiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anesthesia, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Dermatology, Psychiatry, General Surgery, and Pediatrics.
What are the implications of the lack of proper training structures for doctors in the Middle East?
-The lack of proper training structures implies that doctors may not have the opportunity to advance their careers or specialize further. It can lead to resentment and a lack of long-term career prospects, which may prompt doctors to seek opportunities in countries with better training and specialization programs.
How does the high cost of living in some Middle Eastern countries affect doctors considering leaving?
-The high cost of living in some Middle Eastern countries, especially in capital cities, can erode the value of the high salaries offered to doctors. This can lead to financial dissatisfaction and a desire to seek opportunities in countries where their salaries have more purchasing power.
What are the long-term prospects that doctors are seeking when they consider leaving the Middle East?
-Doctors are seeking long-term prospects such as higher specialist qualifications that are well-recognized, citizenship opportunities, and the freedom to live and work in more equitable societies when they consider leaving the Middle East. They often look towards countries like the US, UK, Canada, or Australia for these prospects.
Outlines
🌐 Reasons for Doctors Leaving the Middle East
The paragraph discusses the reasons why doctors are leaving the Middle East, despite attractive salaries and tax-free incomes. It highlights the professional and social factors influencing their decision. The speaker shares personal experiences and observations, noting that the majority of doctors registered for their services are from Middle Eastern countries. They mention that despite offers like an emergency medicine job in Abu Dhabi for a high salary in 2006, and a consultant job in Qatar for an even higher salary, many doctors choose to leave. The reasons include professional stagnation, lack of career growth, and social issues such as high cost of living, poor work-life balance, and limited long-term citizenship options. The speaker also notes that none of the doctors they spoke to cited the hot weather as a reason for leaving.
💼 Professional and Social Challenges Faced by Doctors in the Middle East
This paragraph delves into the specific professional and social challenges that lead doctors to consider leaving the Middle East. Professionally, doctors report feeling deskilled due to low case volumes and a lack of career growth opportunities. They also express resentment over long working hours and job insecurity. Socially, they face issues such as rising inflation, poor work-life balance, lack of long-term citizenship options, and limited educational opportunities for their children. Additionally, there is a noted disparity in treatment between Arab and non-Arab citizens, with expatriate doctors often feeling like second-class citizens despite making up a significant portion of the medical workforce.
🌱 Seeking Better Opportunities and Quality of Life
The final paragraph summarizes the overall sentiment of doctors considering leaving the Middle East for countries like the US, UK, Canada, or Australia. It emphasizes the pursuit of higher specialist qualifications, citizenship, and the desire to live and work in more equitable societies. The speaker shares a doctor's perspective that while Middle Eastern medical jobs are a good choice immediately after completing basic medical degrees and specializations in home countries like Pakistan and India, long-term solutions require migration to Western countries for better opportunities and quality of life.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Saturation
💡Migrant Population
💡Tax-Free Salaries
💡Professional Reasons
💡Social Reasons
💡Specialties
💡Consultant
💡GP (General Practitioner)
💡Resentment
💡Equitable Societies
💡Visa
Highlights
Market saturation is driving doctors to seek opportunities in the Middle East.
Middle Eastern countries offer tax-free salaries and are geographically convenient for doctors from India and Pakistan.
The speaker applied for a job in Abu Dhabi post-MRCSE, highlighting the appeal of Middle Eastern opportunities.
After Australian fellowship training, a job offer in Qatar for a substantial salary was received.
90% of registered doctors in the speaker's service are from Middle Eastern countries.
Four GPs arrived in Australia via the MRCGP International Pathway in June, indicating a trend.
Doctors from the Middle East are obtaining comparability outcomes to practice in Australia.
Radiologists from Pakistan are also seeking opportunities in Australia post-partial comparability outcome.
Three types of doctors migrate to the Middle East: GPs, specialists, and consultants.
Doctors from countries like Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Pakistan, and India are attracted to the Middle East for better salaries and lifestyles.
Consultant positions in the Middle East are often filled by doctors from Western countries.
Specialties leaving the Middle East include General Medicine, Radiology, Orthopedic Surgery, and more.
Salaries in the Middle East vary widely based on experience, grade, and country.
Professional reasons for leaving include lack of case volume, slow career growth, and resentment over work conditions.
Social reasons include high cost of living, poor work-life balance, and lack of long-term citizenship options.
Education opportunities for children are limited compared to Western countries.
Doctors feel like second-class citizens due to discrimination based on nationality.
The decision to leave the Middle East is often in pursuit of higher qualifications, citizenship, and more equitable societies.
Transcripts
because the market is getting super
saturated and in some countries of
Middle East even the passport of the
primary country of the applicant
mattress you know I love Middle Eastern
countries tax-free salaries closer to
home and for countries like India and
Pakistan and also a hop away from
European countries having domestic
Health zero crime rate and good social
life with predominantly migrant
population this is a reality not a
fiction but why do doctors then want to
leave the Middle Eastern countries even
I applied my first application was when
I was leaving the UK after completing my
mrcs examination I was offered an
emergency medicine doctor job in Abu
Dhabi for 18,000 dams per month that was
back in 2006 and then after that after
finishing my fellowship training here in
Australia and passing all the exams and
completing the training I was offered an
emergency medicine consultant job at
92,000 qat real per month as a
consultant in Qatar interestingly I
never went to middle e for various
reason but I have very closely watched
this space with constant feedback from
my colleagues and especially when I
launched the emergency Focus GP and
specialist service 90% of our registered
doctors are doctors from Middle Eastern
countries all of the countries that
includes United Arab Emirates Qatar
Saudi Arabia Oman bahin and in fact this
month of June I've had four GPS arriving
why the mrcgp international Pathway to
Australia in just last 15 days or so
plus one doctor from Pakistan who has
been successful in obtaining partial
comparability outcome with royal
Australian College of Physicians and
another doctor from Middle East who is
likely to get a substantial
comparability outcome again for the
Royal Australian College of Physicians
for Journal medicine specialty he too is
originally from India post MD but coming
from Middle East and then I've also got
FCPS Radiologists from Lor Pakistan who
after obtaining a partial comparability
outcome is now coming to start work here
in Melbourne and after having multiple
one-on-one detailed conversation with
all of them these Specialists and GPS
have given a very similar reason for
leaving the Middle Eastern countries
professional reasons are a bit different
but social reason are strikingly similar
and by the way not even one of them
blamed the hot weather as a reason for
leaving the Middle Eastern countri so in
this video I will divide this
conversation into migrating to Middle
Eastern countries Specialties and
salaries that they're leaving from
reasons for leaving both professional
and social and finally I'll lay out my
conclusions at the end of convers now
migrating to Middle East in my
understanding there are three types of
doctors who migrate number one they are
GPS now GPS could be Journal
practitioners or Family Medicine doctors
or there could be jior doctors who are
working in the hospital they're all
called Journal practitioner there are
GPS who went to Middle East after some
experience in their own home countries
and then did relevant Middle East
licensing examination later did some
further examinations like mrcgp whilst
being in Middle Eastern countries for a
better salary and in those countries you
know perhaps the career progression is
linked to these exams for better job
security Now Specialists large number of
doctors from Egypt Libya Sudan Pakistan
India who went to Middle East as
Specialists so these are the doctors who
have completed postgraduate training and
exams in their own country like Arab
board FCPS MD exams and then work in
their own chosen Specialties they went
for a better lifestyle salaries and
taxfree salary incentive number three
consultant now these are the consultant
from UK US Australia and some European
South American and South African
countries I've also seen some people
being promoted to consultant level after
been working as specialist for a number
of years and after they' have completed
exams and of course experience in their
own home country or in predominantly
Middle Eastern countries so there could
be any person from FCPS from Pakistan
and MD from India or F frcs of f frcp or
MRCP um or faim from Australia so there
could be a mixed bag of consultant they
are actually on top of the food chain
excellent salaries and facilities and by
and large have left the Western
countries because of tax and lack of
saving and perhaps better lifestyle as
most of these doctors are naturalized
citizen from Pakistan India and other
countries those who are born and bred
and did the primary medical
qualification and specialist training in
the Western countries tend to go from
medium-term to a little bit longer term
5 to 10 years and once they have made
enough money would go back to the US UK
and Australia as a families are still in
those countries extended families
brothers sisters grandparents
Specialties that they are leaving from
as of now I've had inquiries and the
people who are registered in our
workshops are from Journal medicine
Journal practitioners Radiology
orthopedic surgery obric and Gynecology
anesthesia cardiologist emergency
medicine Dermatology and I've also been
getting increasing number of inquiries
from psychiatrists Journal surgeons and
pediatrician so I think it's only fair
to say that we will have more
Specialties joining this list as a time
goes by salaries that they're leaving
from the salaries again are very
variable based on the grade and years of
experience and whether doctors work as
GP Specialist or consultant and in some
countries of Middle East even the
passport of the primary country of the
applicant mattress on an average the XC
doctors have reported following annual
salaries in US Dollars United Arab
Emirates $150,000 to about
$300,000 Saudi Arabia $120,000 to
$250,000 qatar1 $40 to
$280,000 Kuwait $130 to
$260,000 Oman 110 to
$230,000 us now there could be a
variability based on your experience the
grade as being GP Specialist or
consultant or several other different
factors based on your portfolio so these
figures are not you know hardcore
figures but some sort of variable
average now these figures often include
benefits such as housing allowances
health insurance educ ational announces
for children and sometimes even tickets
to back and forth from your primary
country of origin now top reasons for
leaving professional and social not
professional reasons believe it or not
one of the cardiologists in our
specialist pathway was saying to me that
he's actually deskilling as an
interational cardiologist due to low
volume of cases and most of the cases
being done by consultant when he is
working as a specialist compared to his
work in India as an interval
cardiologist he's only getting tenth of
the work compared to what he was getting
back in India for him that was one of
the reason or that is actually one of
the reasons that he would like to
consider leaving the Middle East for
Australia lack of career growth it
appears that for most GPS and
Specialists the career growth is either
non-existent or very slow it may mean a
small increase in salary after every few
years and after some experience and
after some specialist licensing exam so
it is not something which is done
automatically every year it is somewhat
based on the mutual agreement payment
and term appraisals and based on the
exams and courses that you've done
number three resentment there seems to
be a busy work environment in Middle
Eastern Hospital some of the athetist
and Ed Consultants du 5 days 8 hour
shifts and for some Specialties that may
include even night shifts excluding on
call work opportunities for GPS and even
some specialist there are shrinking in
terms of their Market potential because
the market is getting super saturated
this is resulting in huge disparity of
pay with newcomer GPS being hired for as
low as 12,000 to 15,000 dhams job
security there may be doctors working
for years in Middle East but you also
come across a culture where there is a
little job security they're especially
true for GPS and even some Specialists
who can easily be replaced by more
qualified Consultants from the Western
markets lack of proper training
structure leading to certificate of
completion of specialist training and
specialization now you know inv Western
countries after completion of USMLE or
clab or AMC you can complete a world
recognized training and fellowship there
appears there are still no native
training programs welld designed for XA
doctors like you come stay in the Middle
East uh in Dubai in Saudi Arabia you do
their license exam and then you join a
training program at the end of the
training program you can do a fellowship
exam and be promoted as a consultant in
that country it just does not happen in
those countries EXP doctors who are
hired as GP or specialist they are there
to stay and service at that grade unless
until they directly hired as a
consultant which means that they've
already finished their Fellowship
training and specialization in the
Western Country and that does lead to
some sort of resentment and lack of
career Prospect social reason Rising
inflation leading to High Cost of Living
and salaries and they often say that
these salaries are actually not well
adjusted to the rising cost of living
especially in some of the cap Capital
Cities like Dubai Abu Dhabi Qatar and
even the capital city of Saudi Arabia
poor work life balance long working
hours especially for GPS and some of the
GPS I've come to know that they work up
to 50 to 60 hours the more work that you
do you're able to generate a better
income for your employer and for
yourself no long-term citizenship option
even with golden Visa in Dubai and
long-term visas in emirats States and
Saudi Arabia there's still no option of
citizenship or passport change which
seems to be a bit of resentment for some
doctors who've been staying in the
countries for 20 plus years children
education compared to 10 years ago I
think there are multiple options for
schooling and especially universities
but there are still limited number of
opportunities compared to Western
countries where there are options like
courses and University scholarships and
even if the doctors and children are
citizen of that Western Country the
children can actually apply for a loan
to be properly educated University
situation so that seems to be one of the
very important issues for the migrant
doctors especially who are working
Middle East in countries with children
who are in you know 18 plus age group
visa for older children for that matter
some people have reported that after 18
years of age the visa for children is a
major hassle unless and until they are
employed or in full-time University
education equality this seems to be a
major issue where Arab versus non-arab
people are treated very differently
especially in Saudi Arabia Emirates
Qatar and other smaller places too the
XA doctors and Workforce despite forming
23s of the majority feel like second
great citizen inclusion uh one of the
doctor who recently migrated from Middle
East to Australia reported Middle East
medical jobs are perhaps the best choice
after mbbs and specialization in home
countries like Pakistan and India but
afterwards one must think of more
long-term and Final Solution by
migrating to the US UK Canada or
Australia the decision is best for
gaining higher specialist well
recognized qualification citizenship and
above all more freedom to live and work
in a more Equitable Societies in the
west let me know what you think this is
after all an impression of various
conversations that I've had with
multiple doctors until next time look
after yourself and each other goodbye
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